Holder for safety-razor blades



May l4 1926.

E. J. SAWTELLE HOLDER Fon SAFETY RAZOR' BLADES Filed Oct. 1

. VvPatented May 4, 19,26..

`er position for honing.

UNITED TES Per m 1 om@ v EDWARD J. SAWTELLE, or soivinaswonrir, '.iiiwvir'riiviisriritE.`

HOLDER ron seriirrrtezea BLA-Das.

Application led October 1, 1923.l Serial No.665,757.

Itim, in explaining itsnature. l

f The present invention relates to a holder for safety razor blades and the object of the invention isV to provide a holder by which' the blades may conveniently beheld in prop- The invention can best be seen and understood by reference to the drawings. -in f which" Fig. l is a plan of the upper or top side of I the holder,

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, v

j Fig. 3 is a plan holder, and f Fig. 4 is a section on the vliney l-fet of of the under side ofthe Fig. 3.

' Referring to the drawingsF- I l represents'the body ofthe holderhaving sections 2 and 3 respectively, Voppositelyfarranged and in obtuse, angular relationship .v to one another.' l

The :body isr of. a' generally rectangular form, its sections 2 and 3rk each presentingan outer straight `edge fl, and which edges 4 of the respective sections are Vparallel to one another.

Y Connecting the sections 2 and 3 isa spring connection 5 having the. form of an outturned rib or bend and which spring permits a variation in the angularl relation of the Yrespective sections'2 and Blof the body as will later be explained. Sections 2 and 3 of the body and their connecting spring connection 5 are preferably in ade integral and' of some stiff, spring material such as steel.

Gamed by. the body and preferably *by each of ,its sections,"2v and 3,'are various `blade-holding members whichcoopeiate with the body` tov form blades. Y l e f i Of these blade-holding members 6, @repre-y sent members in the form of plates extending.

sockets for holding the vbeneath the under-.faces of the respective sections 2 and 3' and cooperating therewith to form sockets for holding blades 7. Tlie'inem- .bers.6, 6 are fastened` tothe sections 2 :and 3 f by anges Son theouter edges of the respective members which 'loop around the `vsidev edges of the respective sections andv engage G0 the Asaine with rathera' tight lit. Such conT nection permits of `the `members'` being slid onto "the sections into a proper position for forming the sockets and holding,- the blades `and permits alsojof an easy removal of the meinbersfor purpose of-cleaning.' u.

Other socket forming .members for holding bladesare formed vo'nV vthe backs of the frespective body sections .byv striking up` j the* metal of these sectionsrtoformspring clips 170. I.

i'aisedslightly above thetop surface of thev 1 section fromzwhich theclips arev sprung andy cooperatingA therewith to form socketsy in which bladesmay-beretained. 9 represents one of ithese spring lclips, formed on thesec- 7'@ Y tion 2 ofthe body and l0, -lOrepresent clips formed on the second 3 thereof. These clips may well vary in form and arrangement for holding diiferent types of bladesy as, lfor example, the clip9 has a bent Aform for'receiv.- 80 ing -a blade, not shown,having.` arib along' .its back while the clips 10," 10 are arranged to receive a relativelyA long'blade. y

Inwhatever socket la blade/is maintained,` the blade will be held secui'elyfiii `placejwith 35 the cutting edge vof the blade projectingv beyondthe adj acentouter edge ofthe :holder and'inV proper position for honing Vwhen the l holder and blade Vor blades carried b vit is applied to a hone.k `An illustration of this m* is shown in Fig. 2 lwhere a holder with ,blades therein is applied to a honevll. Foi' 'assistingin theretention of blades .17 con-V tained within the vsockets formed betweenv the members 6 and the adjacent body sec- '95' tions, vthe members 6 are provided with indented, raised projections 12 whichv enter openings 13 contained within4 the soclreted blade, the usualform of blade which wouldy set within such a socket thusprovided being y kusually provided with holes or openings 13 within i l With a holder-as thusfar described, not only may the razor blades' beconveniently held withinthe holder but they may alsobe inaintainedatY just the angle for a proper Y honing of the edges thereof. vInthis last connection provision is made whereby the degree of'angularity between the two sections of the body may be changed, thereby chang 11.o

ing the angle which either. section makes with the honing surface and accordingly the angle which the blade, held on either section, makes with the surface of the hone. To this end there is provided a spreader-plate 15 arranged on the under side ,et the holder and in the angle between the two sections thereof with bearing against said sections. The adjusting plate is preferably rectangular in t'oiin, its opposite side edges presenting a long bearing surface and the pla-te is made of some stillv and inflexible. material. Attached to the plate and extending up through the rib 5 on the back ot' thel holder is a screw 16 and arranged upon this screw is a nut 17 wliioh tightens aga-inst the rib as the screw is turned. By the tightening of the screw the adjusting plate Vwill be Vdrawn with varying'degr'ees of pressure against the two sections of the holder thereby spreading these sections to assume any desired degree ot angularity with relation to, one another and then maintaining the sections thus angu- *larly positioned. VThe body, comprising its two sections andA their spring connections is preferably made sothat the degree et angularity between the two sections will be less than that to be attained for Yproper holding of the razor blades lin relation to the hone and afterwards the proper angularity between the two sections is obtained through the movement of the adjusting plate by means lof the tightening screw; The adjusting plate in addition to the function above described has bearing against the socket forming members 6, 6 and accordingly when tightened assists in the retention ot these vmembers. Y

` Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States: Y j

l. A razor blade holder comprising a blade-carrying body having sections 'arranged at an vobtuse angle with relation to one another and la spring' connection between said sections, said body presenting opposite free edges parallelly arranged, bladesup-4 Joitino' means for holding a blade u on saidV l e e body with the outer edge of the blade projecting beyond the free edge of the body, f

Vthe spreader plate through said body :tor

varying the position of the spreader plate with relation to the body whereby the angle between the sections may be varied and the sections be maintained in a determinate adjusted position.

' :2. A razor blade holder comprising a blade-carrying body having sections arranged at an obtuse angle with relation to one another and a'vraised rib connecting said sections, said body presenting opposite yfree edges parallelly arranged, blade-supporting means tor holding a blade upon said body with the outer edge ot' the blade projecting beyond the tree edge or" the body, a spreader plate in the angle between said sections with edges bearing against the respective sections, and means connecting with the Vspreader plate through said rib V,for varying the position oit'the spreader plate with relation to Vthe body whereby the angle'between the sections inay be varied and the sections beV maintained in a determinate adjusted position.

razor blade holder having a body with sections oppositely disposed to occupy an obtuse angular arrangement with relation toene another and rwith a raised rib forming a vspring' connection between said sections, said body presenting opposite free edges parallelly arranged, bladersupporti'ng means itor holding a blade upon said body lwith the outer edge of the blade projecting beyondthe free edge of the body,l a spreader j plate arranged inthe angle between said sec` tions and bearing against the same respectively, .a threaded member extendingt'rom said spreader plate upwardly through said raised rib, and a tightening nut onV said threaded member engaging said rib.

DVVARD J. SAVTELLE. 

